ROH Final Battle PPV buys down from Death Before Dishonor
The early pay-per-view buy estimates are in for last Saturday’s Ring of Honor Final Battle.
In this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that based on the first week estimates, the show did more than 25,000 PPV buys, comprised of 19,000 via streaming platforms and 6400 on linear platforms.
He noted the linear number could increase by anywhere from five to ten percent when the final tallies are in.
While the number is up from April’s Supercard of Honor’s 23,000 buys, even with a ten percent increase, the show would be down from July’s Death Before Dishonor which generated 37,000 buys.
While April’s show was on a crowded Friday during WrestleMania weekend, this past Saturday’s show was the first in the Tony Khan era to be held in the afternoon. The night was also a busy one with NXT Deadline and a UFC pay-per-view.
The buys, the attendance and the live gate were the highest in the 21-event history of Final Battle.
A Chris Jericho vs. Claudio Castagnoli rematch for the ROH title headlined the show with FTR vs. The Briscoes in a double dog collar trilogy match for the ROH Tag Team titles announced on the Wednesday before the show.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.